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Re: Replacement horizon mirror for a Kelvin Hughes sextant.
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2019 Oct 3, 19:07 +0100
From: Francis Upchurch
Date: 2019 Oct 3, 19:07 +0100
Many thanks Bill, I have found a good, fairly cheap re-silvering crew (telescope people really) and expect it back in the next 2 weeks. If no good, I'll look at the new replacement option, but money is a bit tight at the moment for obvious reasons! Otherwise the sextant looks good. Thanks for the metallurgy info. It is certainly a lot heavier than my aluminium Astra B. Can't wait to try it out when I get the horizon mirror back. May be picking your expert brains again later if you have time. Best wishes Francis -----Original Message----- From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Bill Morris Sent: 03 October 2019 16:32 To: francisupchurch@gmail.com Subject: [NavList] Re: Replacement horizon mirror for a Kelvin Hughes sextant. Francis, I have just caught up with Navlist after a prolonged distraction involving restoring an antique chronometer. If you are still looking for a new horizon mirror please contact me at nzengineernzATgmail.com, or you could follow the instructions here: https://sextantbook.com/?s=new+sextant+mirrors The arc of your Kelvin HUghes sextant is very likely nickel silver, i.e. a bronze in which about half the zinc has been replaced by nickel. Kind regards Bill Morris Pukenui New Zealand [plain text auto-generated] ---------------------------------------------------------------- NavList message boards and member settings: http://fer3.com/NavList Members may optionally receive posts by email. To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx/Replacement-horizon-mirror-for-Kelvin-Hughes-sextant-Morris-oct-2019-g45876
